Fanless GF4 cooling around the corner..

[snow patrol]

http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/zm50-hp.htm

Looks interesting. I think I'd definitely have to consider purchasing one of these for my Ti4400! Silence is around the corner!

 

[imported_zenwhen]

Man... do I hope that thing or something simular will work on an 8500...

 

[Actaeon]

Very nice! I remember reading about this before.

But if you look at the 2nd pic, theres a GF2MX 200! I wonder if this fits all cards?

 

[Actaeon]

Sorry, its the first pic.

 

[AnAndAustin]

I'd be very sceptical about GF4TI cooling, for one thing you buy one of those babies and you really want to o/c! The GF4MX440 can run with a simple HS anyway, so it is unlikely to be sunstantially better. If you want a quiet gfx card then a GF_MX card offers decent perf and there should be some HS only designs (I have seen some). However, considering most people have 1 or 2 case fans minimum, plus PSU fan/fans I don't think anybody is likely to notice any gain by opting for these quieter designs.

If you want quiet, you either sacrifice perf (VIA C3, oh no!) or take on the expense of water cooling rigs. That's my HO anyway.

 

[snow patrol]

Good points Austin, but I'm certainly intrigued to wait and see whether or not this will do the job...even with a silent Papst 12db 80mm fan blowing over it, it would still be great